Screamer Wiki:Guides/Editing: Difference between revisions

<span style="font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">This guide explains everything you need to know when creating or editing an article. This will be useful if you are new to the Screamer Wiki.</span>

#<span style="font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">'''Begin with the name of the screamer and say what type of screamer it is, when it was created and who is the creator''' — ''The Maze is a Flash game created by Jeremy Winterrowd in 2004.''</span>

#<span style="font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">'''Describe the screamer with as much detail as possible''' — ''In this game, you have to move your pointer through the blue maze without touching the black walls. There are three levels in total...''</span>

#'''<span style="font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Add pictures to your article</span>'''<span style="font-size:14px;line-height:22px;"> — This will make it more interesting and visually attractive. After all, one picture is worth a thousand words.</span>

#'''<span style="font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Add links to other articles</span>'''<span style="font-size:14px;line-height:22px;"> — This will engage the reader even further. Just a simple link can make a visitor come back for more!</span>

#'''<span style="font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Add a ''non-clickable'' link to the screamer</span>'''<span style="font-size:14px;line-height:22px;"> — ''Winterrowd.com/maze''</span>

#'''When you're done writing, it's time to categorize your page'''<span style="font-size:14px;line-height:22px;"> — To learn how to categorize your article properly, keep on reading.</span>

** '''[[:Category:Videos|Videos]]'''<span> — Add this category if the screamer is a video (found on any site).</span>

''If your page does not fit into any of these categories, please contact an [[Admins|admin]]''<span>.</span>

** '''[[:Category:Katie Embry|Katie Embry]]''' — A<span>dd this category if the page is about a screamer containing Katie Embry from ''The Ring''.</span>

** [[:Category:Pazuzu|'''Pazuzu''']] — A<span class="">dd this category if the page is about a screamer containing Pazuzu from ''The Exorcist''.</span>

** [[:Category:Sarah (The Exorcist)|'''Sarah (The Exorcist)''']] — A<span class="">dd this category if the page is about a screamer containing Sarah from ''The Exorcist: The Beginning''.</span>

** '''[[:Category:Regan MacNeil|Regan MacNeil]]'''<span class=""> — Add this category if the page is about a screamer containing Regan MacNeil from ''The Exorcist''.</span>

** '''[[:Category:Other scary images|Other scary images]]'''<span class=""> — Add this category if the page is about a screamer containing a character other than the ones listed above.</span>

** '''[[:Category:Graphic content|Graphic content]]'''<span class=""> — Add this category if the page is about a website containing 18+ images.</span>

* '''[[:Category:Closed websites|Closed websites]]'''<span class=""> — Add this category if the page is about a website that does not exist anymore. For these pages, please add the ''Closed'' banner to the page by clicking on ''Insert'', ''Template'', find ''Closed'' and click on it. Place the banner at the top of the page.</span>

* '''[[:Category:Flashing lights|Flashing lights]]'''<span> — Add this category if the screamer contains flashing lights. <span class="">For these pages, please add the ''Flashing lights'' banner to the page by clicking on ''Insert'', ''Template'', find ''Flashing lights'' and click on it. Place the banner at the top of the page.</span></span>

* '''[[Article stubs]]''' — Add this category if the page is incomplete, needs more information, or has to be reworked. <span class="">For these pages, please add the ''Stub'' banner to the page by clicking on ''Insert'', ''Template'', find ''Stub'' and click on it. Place the banner at the top of the page.</span>

* '''[[:Category:Nice articles|Nice articles]]''' — This category is awarded to nice articles. O<span>nly admins and moderators are allowed to add this category. <span class="">For these pages, please add the ''Nice article'' banner to the page by clicking on ''Insert'', ''Template'', find ''Nice article'' and click on it. Place the banner at the top of the page.</span></span>{{Infobox|title = An example infobox.|image = Sumpy.png|imagecaption = An example image.|maker = Sumpy|date = December 2015|type = Flash game}}

'''<font color="lime">Now that you're done writing your page, why not add a small touch of originality?</font>''' If you want to edit colors, size and font of the text in your articles, check out the [[Styling Guide]]!